The “Legends of Aerospace” Tour will launch next month to bolster troop morale. Organized by the Morale Entertainment Foundation, Inc., the tour will bring famous aviators and astronauts to visit with members of the military stationed in Europe and Southwest Asia. Confirmed participants include Neil Armstrong and Gene Cernan, the first and last men on […]
Weather Camera Network created
Weather cameras help pilots by making visible current weather conditions on the ground and in the sky. That’s why Airport View is expanding its network of weather cameras by incorporating existing cameras on the web. Airport View started the weather camera network by installing high-resolution cameras at airports in Colorado. These cameras quickly became popular […]
Ameritech Aerospace Protectant debuts
Ameritech Industries, Inc. has introduced its new product, Ameritech Aerospace Protectant, specifically for the aviation market. A powerful UV screening surface treatment, it was developed for aerospace and aviation applications. It offers 100% prevention of UV-caused slow-fade, company officials said, adding the product has been proven to increase the longevity of wing and propeller de-icers, […]
Fuel contamination brings down airplane
This February 2008 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Piper Cherokee. Injuries: 1 Serious. Location: Spring, Texas. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The airplane was kept outside on the ramp. The pilot […]
Northwest Aviation Conference attracts crowds, optimism
The Northwest Aviation Conference and Trade Show, held Feb. 20-21 at the fairgrounds in Puyallup, Washington, south of Seattle, is traditionally an educational smorgasbord with attendees able to get information about everything from organizations that promote flying to weather to how to protect their airports. While the exact number of attendees was not known as […]
Let’s go flying with Dynon’s SkyView
Talk about your “Wow! factor” — Paul Hamilton’s new video for Dynon Avionics really shows off the amazing capability of the company’s SkyView avionics system featuring synthetic vision. On his video, Paul takes you along for a flight during bright daylight (proving the screens are readable in direct light) and into the dimming sun over […]
GA to lose strong supporter in Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vern Ehlers, Republican Congressman from Michigan’s third district and a strong supporter of general aviation, will not run for reelection this fall. He has served 16 years in the House of Representatives and often been in the forefront of supporting general aviation. Ehlers has expressed openly in Congressional hearings that he had […]
Two Wright ‘B’ Flyers to commemorate 100th anniversary of first military flight
Dayton’s aviation heritage will take center stage in Texas March 2 when two Wright “B” Flyer lookalike aircraft take part in a celebration at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. The two airplanes were being prepared to begin their journey Feb. 23 – by road, loaded on tractor-trailers. Thirteen Wright “B” Flyer Inc. volunteers will […]
Airplanes don’t kill people, people do
In his blog at the Huffington Post, Jeff Schweitzer notes that “At the very moment crazed kamikaze pilot Joseph Stack plowed his airplane into an IRS building in Austin, Texas, propaganda machinery in suspended animation instantly sprang back to life to lament the danger of small airplanes. Hysterical comparisons to 9/11 were immediately bandied about […]